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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear john, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Personally I think this may well be a catholic handbell and judging from it’s decoration it is a possibility that this might’ve added to it when it came into the procession of the church, I would also say that it might be Austrian as I
have a similar bell at home minus the decoration. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope this helps </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oliver lee </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0cm"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:john@jaharrison.me.uk">John Harrison</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>14 September 2021 15:26<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk">Bell Historians</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Bell Historians] Unusual bell</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Someone not on this list recently asked if I could help with this query.
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Can anyone offer any ideas?<br>
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A Wheatley resident, knowing my connection with bells, has asked if I can<br>
provide any information about the bell in the attached photograph.<br>
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It looks like a cattle bell which has been adapted for use in a church by<br>
adding small gold crosses, the raised depiction of St George and the<br>
fleur-de-lis handle which slots over the attachment for the animal collar.<br>
The original bronze bell is old, well worn where it has rubbed constantly<br>
against an animal's neck. The embellishments are reminiscent of northern<br>
European, possibly Russian influence. <br>
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It sounds like a goat bell, but someone has obviously spent time converting<br>
it for use in Roman catholic church services.<br>
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Any information I will pass on.<br>
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John Harrison<br>
Website <a href="http://jaharrison.me.uk">http://jaharrison.me.uk</a><br>
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